No.1 Loading… New Zealand Eye No.1 Spot in WTC 2025-27 Standings | ICC World Test Championships 2025-2027 Rankings Ahead of NZ vs WI 1st Test
New Zealand and the West Indies are set to play a three-match test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Cycle. The NZ vs WI 1st test will be played on November 02-06, 2025, at Hagley Oval Cricket Ground, Christchurch. New Zealand has an excellent opportunity to replace Australia and claim the top spot in the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings.
Meanwhile, the West Indies have played five test matches in the ICC WTC 2025-27 cycle, but they didn’t win a single one of them. Therefore, the West Indies is at 8th spot in the latest ICC WTC 2025-27 Points Table with a PCT of 0% and they might slip to the bottom of ICC WTC 2025-27 Rankings after this three-match test series.
However, New Zealand hasn’t played a single test match so far in this ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Cycle. On the other hand, teams like India and England have played 9 and 6 test matches so far in the ICC WTC 2025-27, respectively. With this, New Zealand is expected to perform well against the West Indies and get a better position in the ICC WTC Points Table 2025-27.
ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings [Latest Updated]
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | DED | Points | PCT |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 | |
| 5 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 6 | England | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 36.15 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 | |
| 8 | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
New Zealand vs West Indies Head to Head in Test:
| Category | Result |
| Matches Played | 49 |
| New Zealand Win | 17 |
| West Indies Win | 13 |
| Draw | 19 |
New Zealand & West Indies in ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings:
As of now, New Zealand is at the bottom of the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings as they haven’t played any test match so far in this WTC cycle. However, the West Indies is at 8th spot in the latest ICC WTC 2025-27 standings as they have played 5 test matches and lost all of them; therefore, they have a PCT of 0%.
Australia is in first position in the ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings with a PCT of 100% as they have played 4 test matches so far and won all of them. South Africa is at second spot with a PCT of 75% therefore New Zealand have an excellent opportunity to get into the top 2 of ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 Standings.
New Zealand will have the home advantage, and they have a fantastic record in those conditions against most of the teams. West Indies is struggling quite a bit in test cricket, and it’s going to be tough to perform in those bowling-friendly conditions.
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